On The Town: 10 things to do in Chicago this weekend

Modestep

It's the first U.S. headlining tour for London dubstep rockers Modestep. If you jammed with them at last year's North Coast Music Festival, you will be happy to know the "Feel Good" group that sprung from brothers Josh Friend and Tony Friend's Modestep Radio has new music. Watch out YouTube! (The 2010 "Feel Good" video has had more than 16 million views.) Why go: For a pre-Lollapalooza performance from the band. Reconsider: You'll catch them at Lolla. 8:30 p.m. Saturday at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St.; $25 (17+); livenation.com

It's the first U.S. headlining tour for London dubstep rockers Modestep. If you jammed with them at last year's North Coast Music Festival, you will be happy to know the "Feel Good" group that sprung from brothers Josh Friend and Tony Friend's Modestep Radio has new music. Watch out YouTube! (The 2010 "Feel Good" video has had more than 16 million views.) Why go: For a pre-Lollapalooza performance from the band. Reconsider: You'll catch them at Lolla. 8:30 p.m. Saturday at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St.; $25 (17+); livenation.com

Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley from the CW TV drama "The Vampire Diaries" will headline The Vampire Diaries Official Convention. Exclusive screenings, themed parties and tons of merchandise (including a collectibles auction) will be part of the convention. Why go: Rosemont will become your own Mystic Falls, Va. Reconsider: You prefer vampires that sparkle in the daylight. 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Westin O'Hare, 6100 N. River Road, Rosemont; $25-$349; thevampirediariesconvention.com

Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley from the CW TV drama "The Vampire Diaries" will headline The Vampire Diaries Official Convention. Exclusive screenings, themed parties and tons of merchandise (including a collectibles auction) will be part of the convention. Why go: Rosemont will become your own Mystic Falls, Va. Reconsider: You prefer vampires that sparkle in the daylight. 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Westin O'Hare, 6100 N. River Road, Rosemont; $25-$349; thevampirediariesconvention.com

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our list of must-see events, including Toni Braxton, Modestep, Fatoumata Diawara, Vampire Diaries Convention, the Engines, National Poetry Month and Music of the Baroque with Jane Glover.